Patents by Inventor Clifford H. Spotholz

Clifford H. Spotholz has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Container for collecting, preserving, and serving hot beverages
    Patent number: 4907719
    Abstract: The present invention provides a container for storing, preserving and dispensing flowable comestible products. A floatingly retained, insulation lid tracks the level of the beverage and prevents oxidation, loss of volatiles and contamination of a beverage contained therein. The liquid food product may be disposed by one-handed pouring with the lid retained therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1984
    Date of Patent: March 13, 1990
    Assignee: General Foods Corporation
    Inventors: Clifford H. Spotholz, Edward L. Scarsella
  • Method for producing a brewable roasted coffee and wheat product
    Patent number: 4142002
    Abstract: Brewing problems associated with roasted and ground coffee and wheat compositions are eliminated by employing a roasting time for the wheat component of between 40 and 90 minutes. The roasted wheat is then combined with roasted coffee either before or after grinding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1978
    Date of Patent: February 27, 1979
    Assignee: General Foods Corporation
    Inventors: Clifford H. Spotholz, Edward L. Scarsella, Slawko Yadlowsky
  • Low cholesterol egg product and process
    Patent number: 4103040
    Abstract: Wet egg yolk is combined with edible oil by high energy, high shear mixing. During mixing cholesterol is extracted from the yolk by the oil. Simultaneously the ratio of polyunsaturated fat to saturated fat in the yolk is increased. The wet yolk is separated from the oil and can be made a constituent of various egg products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1972
    Date of Patent: July 25, 1978
    Assignee: General Foods Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph A. Fioriti, Howard D. Stahl, Rex J. Sims, Clifford H. Spotholz
  • Method of making an extractable coffee substitute
    Patent number: 4072765
    Abstract: Coffee-like beverages are prepared by brewing a composition containing on a weight basis from 40 to 60% roasted coffee, 35 to 55% roasted and comminuted wheat and from 3 to 6% hydrolyzed starch material having a D.E. of from 5 to 19.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1976
    Date of Patent: February 7, 1978
    Assignee: General Foods Corporation
    Inventors: Edward L. Scarsella, Clifford H. Spotholz